UNO R3 ISP trouble (ATtiny45)

Thanks for the response! I just uploaded the ArduinoISP sketch to my Arduino and now I get a new set of messages when I try to burn boot loader:

avrdude: please define PAGEL and BS2 signals in the configuration file for part ATtiny45
avrdude: please define PAGEL and BS2 signals in the configuration file for part ATtiny45

It was my understanding that the 10uF capacitor (connected between the GND and RESET on the Arduino) kept it from automatically resetting. Am I mistaken?

However, it does say "Done Burning Bootloader" even with the messages:

avrdude: please define PAGEL and BS2 signals in the configuration file for part ATtiny45
avrdude: please define PAGEL and BS2 signals in the configuration file for part ATtiny45

So I'm not sure if I was actually successful... I'll try loading a sketch onto the ATtiny45 as a test.

Those are warnings. They can be ignored.

winter14:
It was my understanding that the 10uF capacitor (connected between the GND and RESET on the Arduino) kept it from automatically resetting. Am I mistaken?

You are correct.

Ok, now I'm trying to burn the .hex file to the ATtiny and I'm getting even more errors. This is the beginning of what the hex file looks like (middle part removed):

:100000000BC225C224C223C222C221C220C21FC2E7
:100010001EC21DC251C21BC21BC219C218C200049B
:1000200009101821292F32312C231A110A05010039
:1000300000021D517B82683F18020101010101018C
:10004000040F1A242E37424F5B666D7379838E98A6
(removed)
:060A5000952F802D089592
:100A560013001E00770031006C00A800820014010C
:100A6600630096018800F9015D0081024400DE0200
:100A760060006400680068006C006C006C00700028
:100A86007000740074007400780078007C007C00AC
:0C0A96007C00021E00CE74080401100257
:00000001FF

And these are some of the errors (I had to remove some due to allowed characters per post):

sketch_aug20a.cpp:2:2: error: invalid suffix "BC225C224C223C222C221C220C21FC2E7" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:4:2: error: exponent has no digits
sketch_aug20a.cpp:6:2: error: invalid suffix "F32312C231A110A05010039" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:8:2: error: invalid suffix "D517B82683F18020101010101018C" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:10:2: error: invalid suffix "F1A242E37424F5B666D7379838E98A6" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:12:2: error: invalid suffix "B978D85838790999E9E9A97969594906D" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:14:2: error: invalid suffix "B888A919BA1A099908A8B91989C9A9455" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:16:2: error: invalid suffix "D8A8C9196999998989A9A968E86818471" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:18:2: error: invalid suffix "CA8AAA192837975747473716E6D6A3F" on floating constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:20:2: error: invalid suffix "C50433A34312E2B27211B16120E0B70" on integer constant
(removed)
sketch_aug20a.cpp:338:2: error: invalid suffix "A760060006400680068006C006C006C00700028" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:340:2: error: invalid suffix "A86007000740074007400780078007C007C00AC" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:342:2: error: invalid suffix "C0A96007C00021E00CE74080401100257" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a.cpp:344:2: error: invalid suffix "FF" on integer constant
sketch_aug20a:0: error: expected unqualified-id before ':' token

Am I even burning the correct file? The instructions on Instructables mention a compiled hex file so I figured that was what I was supposed to be burning to the ATtiny45. Here's the link to the Instructables page (if it helps):

At the very bottom (Step 16) is the link to the source code file. Thanks again for all the help! I really appreciate it!

The project is not intended to be used with the Arduino IDE. If you rename firefly.c to firefly.pde and remove the non-source files (like the dot-hex file) the Arduino IDE may be able to build the project.

Or, search for uploading a HEX file using avrdude.

I don't understand what you mean by this. Could you dumb it down a little? I'm sorry, like I said I'm new to this. I tried changing the name of the file and it just added the .c back on the end.

I loaded avrdude and verified that Arduino is one of the supported ISP's and ATtiny45 is a supported microcontroller so I don't think that is the problem, but when I enter the command to burn the hex file I get an error:

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:~ robertwinter$ avrdude -c arduino -p t45 -U flash:w:firefly.hex
avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "unknown": No such file or directory
ioctl("TIOCMGET"): Inappropriate ioctl for device

avrdude done. Thank you.

Any ideas? Thanks!!!

winter14:

[quote author=Coding Badly link=topic=119392.msg898710#msg898710 date=1345494377]
The project is not intended to be used with the Arduino IDE. If you rename firefly.c to firefly.pde and remove the non-source files (like the dot-hex file) the Arduino IDE may be able to build the project.

I don't understand what you mean by this. [/quote]

Which one of the three items do you not understand?

I tried changing the name of the file and it just added the .c back on the end.

Why did you append a dot-c?

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:~ robertwinter$ avrdude -c arduino -p t45 -U flash:w:firefly.hex
avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "unknown": No such file or directory
ioctl("TIOCMGET"): Inappropriate ioctl for device

avrdude done. Thank you.

You did not specify the serial port. I believe -P (dash-uppercase-P) is the argument.

I tried adding the -P usb argument and got the same error message, except instead of "unknown" it calls it "usb." The avrdude tutorial said it will automatically look in the usb for the programmer so it wasn't necessary. I looked up the name of the usb, thinking I may have not used the correct name to call it and tried again, but I got the same error. Here's both attempts:

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:~ robertwinter$ avrdude -P usb -c arduino -p t45 -U flash:w:firefly.hex
avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "usb": No such file or directory
ioctl("TIOCMGET"): Inappropriate ioctl for device

avrdude done. Thank you.

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:~ robertwinter$ ls -l /dev/cu.*
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 33, 1 Aug 20 09:17 /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Modem
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 33, 3 Aug 20 09:17 /dev/cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 33, 11 Aug 20 11:17 /dev/cu.usbmodemfa131 <--------------- I then tried using this instead

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:~ robertwinter$ avrdude -P usbmodemfa131 -c arduino -p t45 -U flash:w:firefly.hex
avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "usbmodemfa131": No such file or directory
ioctl("TIOCMGET"): Inappropriate ioctl for device

avrdude done. Thank you.

Am I specifying the serial port correctly?

And I guess the biggest question I have is: Is there an easier way to do this? I feel like I'm over complicating things, and perhaps there is a better way to insert the source code (in C++ instead of hex?) into the Arduino environment so I can get this chip programmed? What would you do if you were me?

Ok, I believe I now have the correct command. Now it says the programmer is not responding:

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:~ robertwinter$ avrdude -p t45 -P /dev/cu.usbmodemfa131 -c arduino -U flash:w:firefly.hex
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude done. Thank you.

Then if I immediately try the same command (I copied the command so I could easily paste it and try again) I get a different error:

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:~ robertwinter$ avrdude -p t45 -P /dev/cu.usbmodemfa131 -c arduino -U flash:w:firefly.hex
avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0xe0

avrdude done. Thank you.

At this point I think there is a problem with the way the Arduino is set up but I could be wrong. I should also note that the L LED is solid, and the RX and TX only blink once, followed by a long pause before terminal gives me the error message "programmer is not responding." When I get the "not in sync" error the L LED is solid and the RX and TX LED's blink and immediately I receive the error message ("not in sync").

Is there something wrong with my Arduino?

Is there something wrong with my Arduino?

If I understand you right, you are able to both opload the blink sketch, and burn bootloader, so your Arduino and connections should be OK.

I would try to turn on verbose option in the IDE, and upload the blink sketch. This will tell you how the AVRDude commandline shoul be

Verbose output from Arduino IDE when loading blink sketch onto ATtiny45:
avrdude: Version 5.11, compiled on Sep 2 2011 at 18:52:52
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch
System wide configuration file is "/Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Resources/Java/hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf"
User configuration file is "/Users/robertwinter/.avrduderc"
User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping
Using Port : /dev/cu.usbmodemfa131
Using Programmer : stk500v1 <--------- Does not say Arduino, programmer is stk500v1?
Overriding Baud Rate : 19200
avrdude: Send: 0 [30] [20]
avrdude: Send: 0 [30] [20]
avrdude: Send: 0 [30] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
AVR Part : ATtiny45
Chip Erase delay : 4500 us
PAGEL : P00
BS2 : P00
RESET disposition : possible i/o
RETRY pulse : SCK
serial program mode : yes
parallel program mode : yes
Timeout : 200
StabDelay : 100
CmdexeDelay : 25
SyncLoops : 32
ByteDelay : 0
PollIndex : 3
PollValue : 0x53
Memory Detail :

Block Poll Page Polled
Memory Type Mode Delay Size Indx Paged Size Size #Pages MinW MaxW ReadBack


eeprom 65 6 4 0 no 256 4 0 4000 4500 0xff 0xff
Block Poll Page Polled
Memory Type Mode Delay Size Indx Paged Size Size #Pages MinW MaxW ReadBack


flash 65 6 32 0 yes 4096 64 64 4500 4500 0xff 0xff
Block Poll Page Polled
Memory Type Mode Delay Size Indx Paged Size Size #Pages MinW MaxW ReadBack


signature 0 0 0 0 no 3 0 0 0 0 0x00 0x00
Block Poll Page Polled
Memory Type Mode Delay Size Indx Paged Size Size #Pages MinW MaxW ReadBack


lock 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 9000 9000 0x00 0x00
Block Poll Page Polled
Memory Type Mode Delay Size Indx Paged Size Size #Pages MinW MaxW ReadBack


lfuse 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 9000 9000 0x00 0x00
Block Poll Page Polled
Memory Type Mode Delay Size Indx Paged Size Size #Pages MinW MaxW ReadBack


hfuse 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 9000 9000 0x00 0x00
Block Poll Page Polled
Memory Type Mode Delay Size Indx Paged Size Size #Pages MinW MaxW ReadBack


efuse 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 9000 9000 0x00 0x00
Block Poll Page Polled
Memory Type Mode Delay Size Indx Paged Size Size #Pages MinW MaxW ReadBack


calibration 0 0 0 0 no 2 0 0 0 0 0x00 0x00

Programmer Type : STK500
Description : Atmel STK500 Version 1.x firmware
avrdude: Send: A [41] . [80] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [02]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: A [41] . [81] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [01]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: A [41] . [82] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [12]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: A [41] . [98] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
Hardware Version: 2
Firmware Version: 1.18
Topcard : Unknown
avrdude: Send: A [41] . [84] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: A [41] . [85] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: A [41] . [86] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: A [41] . [87] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: A [41] . [89] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
Vtarget : 0.0 V
Varef : 0.0 V
Oscillator : Off
SCK period : 0.1 us

avrdude: Send: A [41] . [81] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [01]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: A [41] . [82] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [12]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: B [42] . [14] . [00] . [00] . [01] . [01] . [01] . [01] . [03] . [ff] . [ff] . [ff] . [ff] . [00] @ [40] . [01] . [00] . [00] . [00] . [10] . [00] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: please define PAGEL and BS2 signals in the configuration file for part ATtiny45
avrdude: Send: P [50] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | avrdude: Send: V [56] 0 [30] . [00] . [00] . [00] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [1e]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: V [56] 0 [30] . [00] . [01] . [00] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [92]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
################avrdude: Send: V [56] 0 [30] . [00] . [02] . [00] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [06]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
################################## | 100% 0.06s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9206
avrdude: NOTE: FLASH memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed
To disable this feature, specify the -D option.
avrdude: Send: V [56] . [a0] . [00] . [fc] . [00] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: erasing chip
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: Send: B [42] . [14] . [00] . [00] . [01] . [01] . [01] . [01] . [03] . [ff] . [ff] . [ff] . [ff] . [00] @ [40] . [01] . [00] . [00] . [00] . [10] . [00] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: please define PAGEL and BS2 signals in the configuration file for part ATtiny45
avrdude: Send: P [50] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]
avrdude: reading input file "/var/folders/d2/j8mp7t8j3ng3dgflw6j29c5w0000gn/T/build3844067978631596133.tmp/Blink.cpp.hex"
avrdude: writing flash (832 bytes):
(I removed some stuff in the middle)

avrdude: Recv: . [ff] . [1f] . [ec] ] [5d] . [ff] O [4f] . [a5] . [91] . [b4] . [91] / [2f] . [b7] . [f8] . [94] f [66] # [23] ! [21] . [f4] . [8c] . [91] . [90] . [95] . [89] # [23] . [02] . [c0] . [8c] . [91] . [89] + [2b] . [8c] . [93] / [2f] . [bf] . [08] . [95] . [cf] . [93] . [df] . [93] o [6f] . [df] . [ba] . [de] . [c0] . [e0] . [d0] . [e0] . [a4] . [de] [20] . [97] . [e9] . [f3] d [64] . [de] . [fb] . [cf] . [f8] . [94] . [ff] . [cf] . [0d] . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]

| 100% 0.80s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 832 bytes of flash verified
avrdude: Send: Q [51] [20]
avrdude: Recv: . [14]
avrdude: Recv: . [10]

avrdude done. Thank you.

So I think it was successful in writing the blink program.

But then when I use the "stk500v1" as the programmer (from previous post) I get this error message:

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:~ robertwinter$ avrdude -p t45 -P /dev/cu.usbmodemfa131 -c stk500v1 -U flash:w:firefly.hex
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude done. Thank you.
It seems that the Arduino responds to the Arduino IDE but not to the AVRdude command line.

EDIT: I just noticed the L LED on the Arduino is blinking on and off in one second intervals. Is it possible that the blink sketch was burned to the Arduino and not the ATtiny45? I'll have to get an LED to verify.

I just confirmed that the "Blink" sketch was uploaded to the ATtiny45 with an LED. Then I tried burning the "Fade" sketch to the ATtiny, reconnected the LED, and everything works fine. The LED fades just as it should. So the connection between the Arduino and the ATtiny is correct so the problem must be how the AVRdude is communicating with the Arduino. Any suggestions?

With the "Fade" sketch working properly I removed the LED and used the Arduino IDE to verify the "Blink" sketch so I could get the address of the temporary .hex file. Then I used the AVRdude command line to try and burn the "Blink" hex file to the ATtiny45. Again, I got the "programmer is not responding" error:

Attempt using "stk500v1" as programmer:

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:~ robertwinter$ avrdude -p t45 -P /dev/cu.usbmodemfa131 -c stk500v1 -U flash:w:/var/folders/d2/j8mp7t8j3ng3dgflw6j29c5w0000gn/T/build3844067978631596133.tmp/Blink.cpp.hex
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude done. Thank you.

Attempt using "arduino" as programmer:

Roberts-MacBook-Pro:~ robertwinter$ avrdude -p t45 -P /dev/cu.usbmodemfa131 -c arduino -U flash:w:/var/folders/d2/j8mp7t8j3ng3dgflw6j29c5w0000gn/T/build3844067978631596133.tmp/Blink.cpp.hex

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude done. Thank you.

After the AVRdude failed to burn the blink.hex file I plugged the LED back in and the "Fade" sketch is still running properly. Again, thanks for all the help. Hopefully I'm getting close to getting this thing to work.

In the verbose output when uploading you should see a line somthing like this:

avrdude.conf -v -v -v -v -pattiny85 -cavrispv2 -P\.\COM2 -Uflash:w:C:\Users\EC\AppData\Local\Temp\build7624827821914026099.tmp\Blink.cpp.hex:i

So you could substitute the blink.hex whit the firefly.hex just to be sure that the command line is right

Erni:
In the verbose output when uploading you should see a line somthing like this:

avrdude.conf -v -v -v -v -pattiny85 -cavrispv2 -P\.\COM2 -Uflash:w:C:\Users\EC\AppData\Local\Temp\build7624827821914026099.tmp\Blink.cpp.hex:i

So you could substitute the blink.hex whit the firefly.hex just to be sure that the command line is right

I think you may have figured it out!!! I found that line and typed this into the AVRdude command line:

avrdude -v -v -v -v -pattiny45 -cstk500v1 -P/dev/cu.usbmodemfd121 -b19200 -Uflash:w:firefly.hex

...and it looks like IT WORKED!!! The only thing to do now is remove the ATtiny45 from the breadboard, solder it to the surfboard, and test it! I'll report back. Thanks!

I am pleased to announce that it worked!!! I'll be making an Intsructable teaching other people how to load .hex files onto the ATtiny45 using the Arduino as an ISP. Hopefully I can save someone else the headache. Thanks again for all your help!!

winter14:
I am pleased to announce that it worked!!! I'll be making an Intsructable teaching other people how to load .hex files onto the ATtiny45 using the Arduino as an ISP. Hopefully I can save someone else the headache. Thanks again for all your help!!

oh man this would very much be appreciated :slight_smile:

winter14:
I am pleased to announce that it worked!!! I'll be making an Intsructable teaching other people how to load .hex files onto the ATtiny45 using the Arduino as an ISP. Hopefully I can save someone else the headache. Thanks again for all your help!!

any progress about it? I've same problem :slight_smile: